Vanguard Homes, a Triangle-based company chosen as one of only 7
builders in the country to participate in the Environmental
Protection Agency's WaterSense™ pilot program for new homes, has
received the first ever WaterSense™ label on a new home. WaterSense™
labeled homes by Vanguard are designed to be at least 20 percent
more water efficient than homes currently being built under
traditional standards, saving homeowners more than 10,000 gallons of
water per year. Vanguard's "Sensibly Green Concept Home" in the
Briar Chapel development of Chapel Hill is the first home in the
country to receive the EPA WaterSense™ label and has also achieved

Many of North Carolina's western counties saw relief from the drought over the past week, according to government drought map released today.

Thanks to last week's rains, nearly half of North Carolina's 100 counties are now classified as being in a "moderate" drought. Only 19 counties, all in western North Carolina, are still classified as having "extreme" drought conditions, the worst category.

Triangle counties all remained in moderate drought category. RDU International Airport reported 32.9 inches of rain this year as of 8 p.m. Wednesday. That's nearly three inches over the average, but the region is still replenishing deficits from last year.

Jane Norton of ReSourcing Natural Solutions is Offering a new course
at Durham Tech's new Orange County Campus green building- Continuing
Ed course #7994: Design with Nature to Live Sustainably.

In this experiential workshop, you will learn natural principles,
create a vision and a plan to take that vision into action and be

From: , Low Impact Living, More from this Affiliate
Published July 30, 2008 09:13 AM
The Costs of Not Building Green

by Joel Bittle

Watch this video to see how Algea, the fastest growing plant, can produce lipids that can be extracted and converted into fuel. Pay close attention to the last statement made by this scientist. Enjoy!

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Katie_Kross@unc.edu

krossk1

Tue Jul 1, 2008 6:15 am (PDT)

From the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy...

Cornerstones
Building a Secure Foundation for North Carolina's Energy Future
Released on June 11, 2008

I would not believe it, if news would not be carried by Reuters. And
if I did not see their video coverage. Also in my experience Japanese
companies usually do not lie, and would not go public, if this was a
hoax or not a completely working unit. Company CEO Kiyoshi Hirasawa
presented their eco-friendly car that runs on nothing but water in a
test drive.